World stock markets rose after the US Federal Reserve signaled it was likely to cut interest rates next month, and the dollar and benchmark bond yields fell to multi-year lows.
Even the yield on the 10-year government bond yield in India closed below 7% for the first time since November 2017.
What does it really mean to the markets, economy, various asset classes and investors in particular?
As per research analyst, Sarvajeet Bodas, a reduction in the interest rate creates a conducive environment for lending. This would help to revive demand and growth in the economy.
This is because bond yields and bond prices move in opposite directions.
We also talk about the sectors that could benefit from the falling yields.
Apart from this, we also talk about other macroeconomic and stock specific movements that moved the markets this week.
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